diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/performance/xml/StringInstantiation.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/performance/xml/StringInstantiation.xml
index d905d16cd1..9735eb22f7 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/performance/xml/StringInstantiation.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/performance/xml/StringInstantiation.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
     xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests"
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests_1_0_0.xsd">
+
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-new 'new String's
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>new 'new String's</description>
         <expected-problems>2</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
@@ -15,10 +14,9 @@ public class Foo {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-new String array
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>new String array</description>
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
@@ -26,10 +24,9 @@ public class Foo {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-using multiple parameter constructor
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>using multiple parameter constructor</description>
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
@@ -40,10 +37,9 @@ public class Foo {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-using 4 parameter constructor
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>using 4 parameter constructor</description>
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
@@ -54,10 +50,9 @@ public class Foo {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-byte array constructor is ok
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>byte array constructor is ok</description>
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
@@ -68,10 +63,9 @@ public class Foo {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-Method returning new String
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>Method returning new String</description>
         <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
@@ -81,10 +75,9 @@ public class Foo {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-Not a new String
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>Not a new String</description>
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {
@@ -94,10 +87,9 @@ public class Foo {
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-Returns new String(str)
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>Returns new String(str)</description>
         <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Foo {